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New American Standard Bible 1995

Colossians 3:9-25

912Do not lie to one another, since you 3laid aside the old 4self with its evil practices, 10and have 5put on the new self who is being 67renewed to a true knowledge 8according to the image of the One who 9created him-- 11a renewal in which 10there is no distinction between Greek and Jew, 11circumcised and uncircumcised, 1213barbarian, Scythian, 14slave and freeman, but 15Christ is all, and in all.

12So, as those who have been 16chosen of God, holy and beloved, 17put on a 18heart of compassion, kindness, 19humility, gentleness and 2021patience; 1322bearing with one another, and 23forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; 24just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you. 14Beyond all these things put on love, which is 2526the perfect bond of 27unity. 15Let 28the peace of Christ 29rule in your hearts, to which 30indeed you were called in 31one body; and 32be thankful. 16Let 33the word of 34Christ richly dwell within you, 35with all wisdom 36teaching and admonishing 37one another 38with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, 39singing 40with thankfulness in your hearts to God. 1741Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, 42giving thanks through Him to God the Father.

1843Wives, 44be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. 1945Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them. 2046Children, be obedient to your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing 47to the Lord. 2148Fathers, do not exasperate your children, so that they will not lose heart.

2249Slaves, in all things obey those who are your masters 50on earth, 51not with 52external service, as those who merely please men, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord. 23Whatever you do, do your work 53heartily, 54as for the Lord 55rather than for men, 2456knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward 57of 58the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you 59serve. 25For 60he who does wrong will receive the consequences of the wrong which he has done, and 6162that without partiality.

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Notes

  1. 1. Colossians 3:9 Or Stop lying ↩
  2. 2. Colossians 3:9 Eph 4:25 ↩
  3. 3. Colossians 3:9 Eph 4:22 ↩
  4. 4. Colossians 3:9 Gr anthropos ↩
  5. 5. Colossians 3:10 Eph 4:24 ↩
  6. 6. Colossians 3:10 Lit renovated ↩
  7. 7. Colossians 3:10 Rom 12:2; 2 Cor 4:16; Eph 4:23 ↩
  8. 8. Colossians 3:10 Gen 1:26; Rom 8:29 ↩
  9. 9. Colossians 3:10 Eph 2:10 ↩
  10. 10. Colossians 3:11 Rom 10:12; 1 Cor 12:13; Gal 3:28 ↩
  11. 11. Colossians 3:11 1 Cor 7:19; Gal 5:6 ↩
  12. 12. Colossians 3:11 I.e. those who were not Greeks, either by birth or by culture ↩
  13. 13. Colossians 3:11 Acts 28:2 ↩
  14. 14. Colossians 3:11 Eph 6:8 ↩
  15. 15. Colossians 3:11 Eph 1:23 ↩
  16. 16. Colossians 3:12 Luke 18:7 ↩
  17. 17. Colossians 3:12 Eph 4:24 ↩
  18. 18. Colossians 3:12 Luke 1:78; Gal 5:22f; Phil 2:1 ↩
  19. 19. Colossians 3:12 Eph 4:2; Phil 2:3 ↩
  20. 20. Colossians 3:12 I.e. forbearance toward others ↩
  21. 21. Colossians 3:12 1 Cor 13:4; 2 Cor 6:6 ↩
  22. 22. Colossians 3:13 Eph 4:2 ↩
  23. 23. Colossians 3:13 Rom 15:7; Eph 4:32 ↩
  24. 24. Colossians 3:13 Rom 15:7; Eph 4:32 ↩
  25. 25. Colossians 3:14 Lit the uniting bond of perfection ↩
  26. 26. Colossians 3:14 Eph 4:3 ↩
  27. 27. Colossians 3:14 John 17:23; Heb 6:1 ↩
  28. 28. Colossians 3:15 John 14:27 ↩
  29. 29. Colossians 3:15 Or act as arbiter ↩
  30. 30. Colossians 3:15 Lit also ↩
  31. 31. Colossians 3:15 Eph 2:16 ↩
  32. 32. Colossians 3:15 Or show yourselves thankful ↩
  33. 33. Colossians 3:16 Rom 10:17; Eph 5:26; 1 Thess 1:8 ↩
  34. 34. Colossians 3:16 One early ms reads the Lord ↩
  35. 35. Colossians 3:16 Or in ↩
  36. 36. Colossians 3:16 Col 1:28 ↩
  37. 37. Colossians 3:16 Or one another, singing with psalms... ↩
  38. 38. Colossians 3:16 Eph 5:19 ↩
  39. 39. Colossians 3:16 1 Cor 14:15 ↩
  40. 40. Colossians 3:16 Or by; lit in His grace ↩
  41. 41. Colossians 3:17 1 Cor 10:31 ↩
  42. 42. Colossians 3:17 Eph 5:20; Col 3:15 ↩
  43. 43. Colossians 3:18 Col 3:18-4:1: Eph 5:22-6:9 ↩
  44. 44. Colossians 3:18 Eph 5:22 ↩
  45. 45. Colossians 3:19 Eph 5:25; 1 Pet 3:7 ↩
  46. 46. Colossians 3:20 Eph 6:1 ↩
  47. 47. Colossians 3:20 Lit in ↩
  48. 48. Colossians 3:21 Eph 6:4 ↩
  49. 49. Colossians 3:22 Eph 6:5 ↩
  50. 50. Colossians 3:22 Lit according to the flesh ↩
  51. 51. Colossians 3:22 Eph 6:6 ↩
  52. 52. Colossians 3:22 Lit eyeservice ↩
  53. 53. Colossians 3:23 Lit from the soul ↩
  54. 54. Colossians 3:23 Eph 6:7 ↩
  55. 55. Colossians 3:23 Lit and not ↩
  56. 56. Colossians 3:24 Eph 6:8 ↩
  57. 57. Colossians 3:24 I.e. consisting of ↩
  58. 58. Colossians 3:24 Acts 20:32; 1 Pet 1:4 ↩
  59. 59. Colossians 3:24 1 Cor 7:22 ↩
  60. 60. Colossians 3:25 Eph 6:8 ↩
  61. 61. Colossians 3:25 Lit there is no partiality ↩
  62. 62. Colossians 3:25 Deut 10:17; Acts 10:34; Eph 6:9 ↩

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